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Documents show Boeing saw South Carolina as worst option for 787

September 23, 2011 By John Wojcik

Newly uncovered Boeing Co. documents show their "Project Gemini" plan to punish workers in Washington state by establishing a second 787 line in South Carolina was their highest risk option for their new Dreamliner jet.

Jersey casino fights labor board

September 20, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

At issue is the hotel's court challenge to NLRB's certification of the United Auto Workers to represent the casino's full and part-time dealers.

Labor history: 2011 marks unhappy anniversary on job safety

September 7, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The year 2011 should serve as a reminder of how far the U.S. has come on job safety issues - and how far it has yet to go.

President Obama: Unions key to economic recovery

September 6, 2011 By John Rummel

The president of the United States, the nation's labor leaders and one of America's cultural icons teamed up here on Labor Day to boost the labor movement, which they said is crucial to any economic revovery.

Unemployed no longer welcome to apply for jobs?

August 30, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Big business has set up a new roadblock for the jobless: employers only consider hiring those who are already working, reported the AFL-CIO. In other words, the unemployed need not apply.